Orange Line
Rapid Transit
For more information, visit https://www.mbta.com/schedules/Orange.
Current Service Alerts
Massachusetts Avenue Escalator 139 (Platform to paid lobby) is unavailable due to maintenance.
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The platform at Jackson Square is undergoing renovations to improve safety and accessibility. Sections of the platform are unlevel, which may make it difficult for some riders to board and exit trains.
Please see station personnel or use a station call box to request assistance.
The stairway connecting the Jackson Square lobby and the south end of the platform is closed until winter 2026. Use the stairway at the north end of the platform. This closure is for the construction of a new stairway and a second elevator.
🚧 Please see station personnel or use a station call box to request assistance.
Downtown Crossing Elevator 999 (Oak Grove platform to Alewife platform) is unavailable due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 Please use nearby Downtown Crossing Elevator 998.
Forest Hills Pedal and Park is experiencing access issues and will be closed for repairs until further notice.
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State Escalator 6 (Oak Grove platform to Old State House lobby) unavailable
Upcoming Service Alerts
Orange Line: Trains in both directions will operate on the southbound (Forest Hills) track between Oak Grove and Wellington from 10 AM – 2 PM on July 28 – 29.
🧑🔧 Shuttle Train Information: All Orange Line train service between Oak Grove and Wellington will operate with a shuttle train on the southbound track approximately every 16 - 18 minutes. A shuttle train operates back and forth on a single track. Service between Wellington and Forest Hills: The shuttle train only operates between Oak Grove and Wellington. Riders travelling beyond Wellington will need to transfer between the shuttle train and regular Orange Line train service (across the platform at Wellington). Service between Forest Hills and Wellington will operate as normal, approximately every 7 - 9 minutes. Additional Travel Time: Riders will experience longer wait times and should allow extra travel time. Riders should note that shuttle buses will not be offered as an alternative during this service change (because shuttle trains will be operating).
Recently Resolved Service Alerts
North Station Elevator 731 (Passageway to Causeway Street) is unavailable due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 To exit, use North Station Elevator 912 located in the lobby to access the corner of Haverhill St and Causeway St. To board, cross Causeway St, and at the corner of Haverhill St and Causeway St, use North Station Elevator 912 to access the lobby.
North Station Elevator 731 (Passageway to Causeway Street) is unavailable due to maintenance.
🧑🔧 To exit, use North Station Elevator 912 located in the lobby to access the corner of Haverhill St and Causeway St. To board, cross Causeway St, and at the corner of Haverhill St and Causeway St, use North Station Elevator 912 to access the lobby.
Orange Line: Delays of about 15 minutes due to a report of smoke on the right of way near Jackson Square. Trains may stand by at stations.
Orange Line: Trains in both directions will operate on the southbound (Forest Hills) track between Oak Grove and Wellington from 10 AM – 2 PM on July 28 – 29.
🧑🔧 Shuttle Train Information: All Orange Line train service between Oak Grove and Wellington will operate with a shuttle train on the southbound track approximately every 16 - 18 minutes. A shuttle train operates back and forth on a single track. Service between Wellington and Forest Hills: The shuttle train only operates between Oak Grove and Wellington. Riders travelling beyond Wellington will need to transfer between the shuttle train and regular Orange Line train service (across the platform at Wellington). Service between Forest Hills and Wellington will operate as normal, approximately every 7 - 9 minutes. Additional Travel Time: Riders will experience longer wait times and should allow extra travel time. Riders should note that shuttle buses will not be offered as an alternative during this service change (because shuttle trains will be operating).
Stations Served
This route stops at Assembly, Back Bay, Chinatown, Community College, Downtown Crossing, Forest Hills, Green Street, Haymarket, Jackson Square, Malden Center, Massachusetts Avenue, North Station, Oak Grove, Roxbury Crossing, Ruggles, State, Stony Brook, Sullivan Square, Tufts Medical Center and Wellington.
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